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Why should spotify have any say on what software you use on your computer?
by bliblah 8y ago
Why should spotify have any say on what software you use on your computer?
- bhauer 8y ago> Why should spotify have any say on what software you use on your computer? They don't, clearly, as there are people who are running software they would prefer people don't run. What they do have a say on is whether you get to have a Spotify account, and they can base that on whether or not you're seeing the ads their software uses for revenue. You of course have the option to pay for the service, which results in the ads being removed from the service. I say all this as someone who doesn't use Spotify at all.
- EpicEng 8y agoThey don't, but you also do not have an inherent right to use their service. What about video game cheats? Should e.g. Blizzard have no recourse should you run software which allows you to cheat in their games? You may say "well fix your bugs!", but it seems simpler and better for the community to just ban the tiny percentage of people who are hell bent on cheating.
- discreditable 8y agoI don't think cheating in multiplayer games is comparable. Doing so harms the experience of other players.
- EpicEng 8y agoThe only argument from the GP was >Why should spotify have any say on what software you use on your computer? I agree that cheating is not on par with ad-blocking, but that's neither here nor there. If there are exceptions then the GP should clarify their position.
- CDSlice 8y agoWell, blocking Spotify's ads directly harms their revenue and not just their feelings. So I would say it is comparable.
- acdha 8y agoSpotify having to raise prices to pay for freeloaders would harm other people, too. This isn’t like copying software where the maker has no direct loss – everyone using Spotify costs them money in bandwidth, servers, and especially playback royalties. That might not be huge but it’s definitely more than zero.